Talk:Australia

Religion order

Following edits, reversion, discussion in #Religion above, we were unable to reach an agreement on the details of the Religion section of the infobox, so I have reverted to the last stable version. However, I disagree with the ordering of the entries in that version - in particular I propose that "No religion" should be listed last, rather than second (as it currently is), on the grounds that:

• The cited source lists "No religion" last - because it is not a religion (it is not included in "Other Religions" with Islam, Buddhism etc)
• The infobox (and the ABS) lists religions (counting all Christians together) by decreasing popularity, but "no religion" is not a religion, so it is not the second most popular religion and ought not be listed as such.

Can I have some opinions on this ordering please. Mitch Ames (talk) 11:24, 6 July 2021 (UTC)

There is no mention anywhere in the article that it is actually illegal to practice religion in some of the major cities in Australia and that just going to Church can have you fined a very large fine and for those who open a Church can be put in Jail. ZhuLien (talk) 10:11, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Please provide a reliable source to support that assertion. Mitch Ames (talk) 12:24, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Mention of multiculturalism in lead

I've noticed in the USA, Canada and New Zealand articles there've been mentions of multiculturalism/ethnic diversity in the introduction, but not in Australia's. I have added It is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations in the world. in the fourth/last paragraph. Ak-eater06 (talk) 22:49, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

What is your source for that claim? Nikkimaria (talk) 01:06, 9 July 2021 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 19 July 2021

The section at the beginning where it says Australia is the sixth largest country should specify this is by area, since it is low in population relative to other large area countries like the US, China, Russia, and Brazil. 24.228.190.137 (talk) 19:30, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: I feel the default assumption is that it refers to physical size, that and the fact it in-links to List of countries and dependencies by area seem to provide enough clarity. — IVORK _Talk 01:27, 20 July 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 July 2021

Change the national language to Australian English 49.190.196.104 (talk) 14:24, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Sources generally refer to it as just English. Please provide additional sourcing to support this change. Thanks. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:41, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

For extra clarity, Australian English is a variety of (or a set of varieties of) the English language, rather than being a separate language in itself, so we don't list it. ‑‑Volteer1 (talk) 14:44, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Suggestion: No section on science and technology

Just a small suggestion, many country articles have sections for science and technology (or some variation), could this be something added to the Australia article?

Thanks

John Cummings (talk) 13:15, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

This page already has 57kB of prose, do sources put this on the same level as commodities and services? CMD (talk) 13:52, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 September 2021

There seems to be some serious censorship and misinformation within the main English Australia article that even mention of it in the talk also gets the mention removed.

That is... Australia is now a dictatorship since 2020 and not a democracy with over half the population in forced home imprisonment. Many Australians cannot go outside without being beaten by police nor can we attend church without being beaten by police or arrested. Someone is refusing to allow any mention of recent events to show on the wiki page.

Why is this censorship allowed? Is it also driven by the Australian Government who is now locking up reporters (political prisoners), beating reporters (for doing their job) etc.

This is an important turn in the history of Australia and a real part of history that for the past 1.5 years has been occurring. Australian's need help from their tyrannical Government.

ZhuLien (talk) 22:00, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done You have not provided a "detailed and specific description of what changes need to be made", as requested by WP:EDITXY. Nor have you provided any reliable source to support your assertions. Mitch Ames (talk) 12:50, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

God save the queen should be listed under the national anthem as the royal anthem

Most commonwealth countries on wikipedia that have god save the queen as a anthem/royal anthem/special occasion anthem usually have it listed under the anthem of the coutry.

EX. Canada's wikipedia page and New Zealand's wikipedia page. Not a large request more rather a simple one